Cigar-box.



J. G. BAUER.

CIGAR BOX. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 28, 1911.

1,085,526, I Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

WITNESSES mmuo [N VEN TOR dame! 7 w %W v I l m COLUMBIA PLANOIJRAPHCO.,WASH|NOTON. D. c.

JOHN G. BAUER, 0F WARSAW, NEW YORK.

GIGAR-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 28, 1911.

Patented Jan. 27, 1914:.

Serial No. 668,233.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN G. BAUER, zen of the United States, residingat Warsaw, in the county of Wyoming and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Boxes, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to boxes and the manufacture of the same and hasespecial reference to cigar boxes.

The invention has for its object to provide an improved box especiallyadapted for. cigars.

The invention further has for its object to provide a cigar box whichwill be light, and practically indestructible and which will got gatherdampness or permit the cigars to The? invention further has for itsobject to provide a new and improved method of making paper boxesespecially adapted for cigars.

Referring to the accompanying drawings:Figure 1 is a perspective viewshowing a portion of the structure of the box in the course of beingmade. Fig. 2 is a plan view in horizontal section of the completed box.Fig. 3 is a view in cross section showing the box completed with thecover thereon.

The box as constructed in accordance with this invention is made asfollows :A rectangular box 1 of a suitable size adapted to be used for acigar box and preferably formed of pasteboard is provided. A strip ofpaper 2 is wound about the box 1 as shown in Fig. 1 until a number oflayers of the strip 2 is formed making a thick out side covering 3extending about the sides of the box 1. The strip of paper 2 is of sucha width that when wound about the box 1 it projects slightly above theedge of the box thereby forming a shoulder on which the cover of the boxrests as hereinafter set forth. The layers formed by the strip of pap-er2 wound about the box 1 are secured together in any suitable manner bysome ad-' hesive substance. The thickened covering 3 citiextending aboutthe sides of the box 1 is then covered by a strip of paper 4 preferablymade to indicate cedar wood and of a sufficient width to permit itsupper edge to be folded over the top of the thickened covering 3 and theedge of the box 1, said folded strip 5 being shown in Fig. 3. The strip4 is glued or otherwise secured to the covering 3. A cover 6 is providedwhich rests on the shoulder formed by the upper edge of the box 1 andthe thickened covering 3, and said cover 6 has a strip of paper 7similar to the paper 4 extending over the under side thereof and overits front edge and over the top and down over the back of the box, andover the bottom of the same. The cover is hinged to the back of the boxby means of a strip 8 of suitable material which is fastened to the topof the cover 6 and at its rear side and to the back of the completed boxbeneath the outside strip 7.-

By means of having a box constructed as hereinbefore described the costof manufacture is greatly reduced and a light box is provided whichcannot crack or break, which is practically air tight and strong at thesides and ends as well as at the corners; and which is especially animprovement in cigar boxes since they are generally fragile and are aptto be broken by the weight of the boxes resting upon one another. A boxconstructed as herein described will also keep the cigars in goodcondition, free from drying out or losing their flavor which is apt tobe the case where wood is employed which absorbs the moisture of thecigars and also the moisture from the outside.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is A box of the classdescribed comprising an inner member of relatively thick material, anouter Wall formed of a plurality of layers of thin material closelyfitted together and extending above the upper edge of saidrelativelythick material for constituting a lid receiving ledge along the upperedge of said relatively thick material, said layers of thin materialextending around the entire outer face of said relatively thickmaterial,

and a sealing strip extending over the upper In testimony whereof Ihereunto aifix my edge of said thin sheets of material and oversignature in presence of two Witnesses.

said u er ed 'e of said relativel thick material l id beii ig secured tothe iii ner face of JOHN BAUER said relatively thick material forconstitut- WVitnesses:

ing a smooth covering for the upper edge A. LINZY,

of said box. JOHN STREETER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0.

